Let Me Tell You: Episode 5 — 'Politically imperative' for Fianna Fáil to force Fitzgerald departure

Jim O'Callaghan is this week's guest on the Irish Examiner's Let Met Tell You podcast
Let Me Tell You: Episode 5 — 'Politically imperative' for Fianna Fáil to force Fitzgerald departure

Frances Fitzgerald left her post as Justice Minister in November 2017

It was "politically imperative" for Fianna Fáil to force the resignation of former Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald, the party's former justice spokesperson has said.

Jim O'Callaghan told the final episode of the first season of the Irish Examiner's bespoke Let Me Tell You podcast that his decision to tell RTÉ News that he and his party would not support Ms Fitzgerald in a confidence vote was needed to avoid a general election in the days before Christmas.

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